れいぶ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of れいぶ – see the following entry.

【礼部】 [proper noun] (of feudal Japan) Clipping of 礼部省 (Reibushō, “Ministry of Ceremonies”). [proper noun] (of feudal Japan) Synonym of 治部省 (Jibushō, “Ministry of Ceremonies”) (designation by the Chinese) [proper noun] (history, government, of feudal China) the Ministry of Rites

(This term, れいぶ (reibu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)